Product Classification

Used for muscle stimulation for rehabilitation.Device repeatedly contracts muscles by passing pulsed electrical current through cutaneous electrodes contacting the affected body area.Indicated for use as an adjunctive therapy in rehabilitation for medical purposes such as relaxation of muscle spasm, prevention or retardation of disuse atrophy, increasing local blood circulation, muscle re-education, maintaining or increasing range of motion, and immediate post-surgical stimulation of calf muscles to prevent venous thrombosis.

Physical State

Electrical stimulation unit with leads and cutaneous electrodes

Technical Method

Stimulation of muscles using electrical current applied to electrodes on a patient's skin

Target Area

Electrodes are placed on the skin overlying the muscle or motor nerve to be stimulated